Tag: Radiation
Palliative Low-Dose Radiotherapy Improves Pain in Hepatic Cancer
Improvement in hepatic pain seen in 67 percent of patients receiving radiotherapy plus best supportive care
Radiotherapy Dose to Cardiac Substructures Linked to Arrhythmias
After adjustment for baseline cardiovascular risk, pulmonary vein volume receiving 5 Gy linked to atrial fibrillation
Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy Recommended for Locally Advanced Lung Cancer
Patients receiving IMRT and three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy appear to have similar rates of developing secondary cancer
Guidelines Address RT for Management of HPV-Linked Oropharyngeal Cancer
Tailored recommendations presented to maximize survival and minimize side effects
Recommendations Issued for Palliative RT for Symptomatic Bone Mets
RT recommended for managing pain from bone metastases and spine metastases with or without spinal cord or cauda equina compression
Racial, Ethnic Differences Seen in Breast Cancer Treatment Declination
American Indian, Alaska Native, other; Asian or Pacific Islander; Black patients more likely to decline surgery
Recreational Ultraviolet Use Tied to Cases of Photokeratitis
Three-hour exposure at an outdoor event resulted in care seeking at a mean of nine hours after exposure, according to recent report
Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocyte Abundance Prognostic in Early-Stage TNBC
Findings seen among patients who undergo surgery and radiotherapy without chemotherapy
Microwave Ablation Feasible for T1N0M0 Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma
Overall and one-, three-, and five-year PFS rates did not differ for microwave ablation and surgical resection
HYPORT Noninferior for GU, GI Toxicity in Prostate Cancer
24-month differences in genitourinary and gastrointestinal change scores were noninferior for HYPORT versus COPORT